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November 7
222 years ago · 1804
“The state of our finances continues to fulfill our expectations.”
— Thomas Jefferson
162 years ago · 1864
“I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me.”
— Abraham Lincoln
131 years ago · 1895
“I hereby declare and make known that all of the unallotted and unreserved lands acquired from the Nez Perce' Indians by said agreement will, at and after the hour of 12 o'clock…”
— Grover Cleveland
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In the old days, we used to shoot leakers, you know?
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The idea that there is a set Christian orthodoxy on the issue of abortion is just not rooted in Scripture.